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Best D1 Men's Water Polo Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 25 D1 men's Water Polo programs by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across D1 men's Water Polo programs is 89%, with an average graduation rate of 83%, and median earnings around $83,695.
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Programs
25
Avg. Retention
89%
Avg. Grad Rate
83%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$83,695
Top programs
Showing 10 of 25 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
98%
Earnings (10YR)
$101,817
2
2. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$124,080
3
3. Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
98%
Earnings (10YR)
$110,066
4
4. Brown University
Providence, RI
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$93,487
5
5. University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$92,446
6
6. University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$92,498
7
7. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$109,183
8
8. Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$93,807
9
9. University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,511
10
10. George Washington University
Washington, DC
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
84%
Earnings (10YR)
$90,873
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